Genesis 29
1 Jacob resumed his journey and came to the land of the people of the east.
Kemudian Yakub meneruskan perjalanan hingga tiba di tanah orang-orang di sebelah timur Kanaan.
2 He looked and saw a well in the field, and near it lay three flocks of sheep, because the sheep were watered from this well. And a large stone covered the mouth of the well.
Dari jauh, dia melihat sebuah sumur dengan tiga kawanan domba sedang berbaring di dekatnya. Dari sumur itulah domba-domba akan diberi minum. Namun, saat itu sumur masih ditutup dengan sebuah batu besar.
3 When all the flocks had been gathered there, the shepherds would roll away the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep. Then they would return the stone to its place over the mouth of the well.
Sudah menjadi kebiasaan di sana untuk menunggu sampai semua gembala dan kawanan domba mereka berkumpul, barulah batu besar itu digulingkan ke samping, lalu semua kawanan domba diberi minum. Setelah itu, sumur akan ditutup kembali dengan batu besar tadi.
4 “My brothers,” Jacob asked the shepherds, “where are you from?” “We are from Haran,” they answered.
Yakub mendekati para gembala di situ dan berkata, “Saudara-saudara, dari manakah kalian ini?” Jawab mereka, “Kami dari Haran.”
5 “Do you know Laban the grandson of Nahor?” Jacob asked. “We know him,” they replied.
Yakub bertanya lagi, “Apakah kalian mengenal Laban, cucu Nahor?” Jawab mereka, “Ya, kami kenal dia.”
6 “Is he well?” Jacob inquired. “Yes,” they answered, “and here comes his daughter Rachel with his sheep.”
Lalu kata Yakub, “Bagaimana kabarnya?” Jawab mereka, “Dia baik-baik saja. Lihatlah, itu anaknya yang bernama Rahel datang. Dia membawa domba-domba ayahnya.”
7 “Look,” said Jacob, “it is still broad daylight; it is not yet time to gather the livestock. Water the sheep and take them back to pasture.”
Yakub berkata, “Ya, tetapi hari masih siang. Belum waktunya domba-domba dikumpulkan dan dimasukkan ke kandang. Sebaiknya domba-domba ini diberi minum lalu digiring kembali ke padang untuk merumput.”
8 But they replied, “We cannot, until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the well. Then we will water the sheep.”
Jawab mereka, “Tidak bisa. Kalau semua kawanan domba sudah berkumpul, barulah kami dapat menggulingkan batu penutup sumur itu dan memberi minum domba-domba kami.”
9 While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
Ketika Yakub masih berbicara dengan mereka, Rahel tiba di tempat itu sambil menggiring domba-domba milik ayahnya.
10 As soon as Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, with Laban’s sheep, he went up and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered his uncle’s sheep.
Begitu Yakub melihat Rahel, sepupunya, yaitu anak Laban, saudara ibunya, dia menggulingkan batu penutup sumur itu. Kemudian Yakub memberi minum domba-domba pamannya.
11 Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.
Yakub mencium pipi kanan dan kiri Rahel sambil menangis dengan nyaring karena senangnya.
12 He told Rachel that he was Rebekah’s son, a relative of her father, and she ran and told her father.
Yakub menceritakan kepada Rahel bahwa mereka adalah sepupu, karena Laban adalah saudara ibunya, Ribka. Mendengar itu, Rahel berlari pulang untuk memberitahu ayahnya.
13 When Laban heard the news about his sister’s son Jacob, he ran out to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his home, where Jacob told him all that had happened.
Begitu Laban mendengar tentang kedatangan Yakub, dia langsung berlari menemuinya, kemudian memeluk dan mencium pipi kanan dan kiri Yakub. Laban mengajak Yakub ke rumahnya, dan Yakub menceritakan semua hal yang sudah terjadi padanya.
14 Then Laban declared, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” After Jacob had stayed with him a month,
Lalu kata Laban kepadanya, “Kamu benar-benar keponakanku.” Maka Yakub tinggal di rumah Laban selama sebulan penuh.
15 Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”
Kemudian Laban berkata kepada Yakub, “Tidak pantas kamu bekerja untukku tanpa digaji hanya karena kita masih keluarga. Katakanlah berapa bayaran yang kamu inginkan.”
16 Now Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel.
Laban mempunyai dua anak perempuan, yang sulung Lea, dan adiknya bernama Rahel.
17 Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.
Lea bermata sayu, sedangkan Rahel cantik wajahnya maupun perawakannya.
18 Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”
Yakub sudah jatuh cinta kepada Rahel. Karena itu, dia berkata, “Aku bersedia bekerja pada Paman selama tujuh tahun. Sebagai bayarannya, izinkanlah aku menikah dengan Rahel.”
19 Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to another. Stay here with me.”
Jawab Laban, “Ya. Lebih baik aku memberikan Rahel kepadamu daripada kepada orang lain! Tinggallah di sini bekerja padaku.”
20 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her.
Maka Yakub pun bekerja selama tujuh tahun untuk mendapatkan Rahel. Bagi Yakub, tujuh tahun terasa seperti beberapa hari saja, karena dia sangat mencintai Rahel.
21 Finally Jacob said to Laban, “Grant me my wife, for my time is complete, and I want to sleep with her.”
Sesudah tujuh tahun berlalu, berkatalah Yakub kepada Laban, “Masa kerjaku selama tujuh tahun sudah berakhir. Sekarang izinkanlah aku menikah dengan Rahel.”
22 So Laban invited all the men of that place and prepared a feast.
Maka Laban mengundang semua orang di tempat itu dan mengadakan pesta pernikahan yang besar.
23 But when evening came, Laban took his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob, and he slept with her.
Namun, malam itu Laban membawa Lea kepada Yakub, dan Yakub pun bersetubuh dengannya.
24 And Laban gave his servant girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her maidservant.
Laban memberikan seorang budak perempuan bernama Zilpa kepada Lea untuk menjadi pelayannya.
25 When morning came, there was Leah! “What have you done to me?” Jacob said to Laban. “Wasn’t it for Rachel that I served you? Why have you deceived me?”
Keesokan paginya, Yakub baru menyadari bahwa yang bersama dia semalam adalah Lea. Maka berkatalah Yakub kepada Laban, “Kenapa Paman memperlakukan aku seperti ini?! Aku bekerja tujuh tahun demi mendapatkan Rahel! Kenapa Paman menipu aku?!”
26 Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older.
Jawab Laban, “Dalam adat kami, seorang adik perempuan tidak boleh menikah mendahului kakaknya.
27 Finish this week’s celebration, and we will give you the younger one in return for another seven years of work.”
Jalanilah dulu perayaan pernikahanmu dengan Lea selama satu minggu, lalu aku akan memberikan Rahel kepadamu. Tetapi kamu harus berjanji untuk bekerja padaku selama tujuh tahun lagi.”
28 And Jacob did just that. He finished the week’s celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.
Yakub memenuhi permintaan Laban dan menjalani perayaan pernikahan untuk Lea selama satu minggu. Kemudian Laban memberikan Rahel kepada Yakub untuk diperistri.
29 Laban also gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant.
Laban memberikan juga budak perempuan bernama Bilha kepada Rahel untuk menjadi pelayannya.
30 Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.
Jadi Yakub juga bersetubuh dengan Rahel, dan dia lebih mencintai Rahel daripada Lea. Sesudah itu, Yakub masih tinggal dan bekerja untuk Laban selama tujuh tahun lagi.
31 When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
TUHAN tahu bahwa Yakub tidak mencintai Lea, maka TUHAN mengizinkan Lea hamil, sedangkan Rahel tetap mandul.
32 And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”
Lea melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki. Dia berkata, “TUHAN sudah melihat penderitaanku. Sekarang suamiku pasti mencintai aku.” Karena itu, dia menamai anaknya Ruben.
33 Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon.
Kemudian Lea hamil lagi, dan ketika dia melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki, dia berkata, “TUHAN sudah mendengar bahwa aku tidak dicintai. Itu sebabnya TUHAN memberikan seorang anak lagi kepadaku.” Maka dia menamai anak itu Simeon.
34 Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.
Sesudah itu, Lea kembali mengandung, dan ketika melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki, dia berkata, “Sekarang suamiku pasti semakin erat kepadaku karena aku sudah melahirkan tiga anak laki-laki baginya.” Maka Lea menamai anak itu Lewi.
35 And once more she conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.
Beberapa waktu kemudian, Lea hamil lagi dan melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki. Kali ini dia berkata, “Aku memuji TUHAN!” Maka dia menamai anak keempatnya itu Yehuda. Setelah itu, Lea berhenti mengandung.
